as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
left small bequests to all of her nieces and nephews
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Recent Examples of bequest
Trump’s attempt to undermine Harvard’s independence is probably the biggest shock the university has faced since Harvard College was founded, in 1636; shortly after its establishment, the school received a transformative deathbed bequest from the Puritan John Harvard.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
This transfer tax is asserted against the estate of the individual who passed away, not against the recipient of the inheritance or bequest.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Supported by a $9 million bequest from pathbreaking Los Angeles gallerist Margo Leavin, the grants, of $10,000 each, are awarded in recognition of the role creative research plays in artistic practice.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Mar. 2025
Ask Donors To Update Estate Plans Of the $84 trillion wealth transfer, $12 trillion is estimated to go to causes in the form of bequests.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
This transfer tax is asserted against the estate of the individual who passed away, not against the recipient of the inheritance or bequest.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Supported by a $9 million bequest from pathbreaking Los Angeles gallerist Margo Leavin, the grants, of $10,000 each, are awarded in recognition of the role creative research plays in artistic practice.
—News Desk, Artforum, 27 Mar. 2025
Ask Donors To Update Estate Plans Of the $84 trillion wealth transfer, $12 trillion is estimated to go to causes in the form of bequests.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bequest
inheritance
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These include infidelities, unspoken longings, and thorny questions of land inheritance.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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This pattern of inheritance suggests there is a gene that controls orange fur color on the X-chromosome, but identifying precisely which gene this is has eluded scientists for decades.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Bequest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bequest. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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